TERMS AND TECHNICALITIES. 



As we have given elsewhere the points of the fowl, we propose to finish up our work by 

 explaining the technical terms used in the poultry yard, and with which the new beginner 

 or novice is not familiar : 



Brood. Offspring or hatch of chickens. 



Broody. Inclined to sit or incubate. 



Carunculated. Covered with fleshy protuberances like a turkey-cock's head and neck, 

 or the head of a Musk drake. 



Casque. The helmet-like fleshy protuberance or comb of the Guinea fowl. 



Clutch. A number of eggs sat upon by a fowl, or the number of chickens brought off. 



Clung. Shrunk and stringy, applied to flesh which has never been properly fattened, or 

 which has fallen away after being fat. 



Crest. The tuft of feathers which some fowls, like the Polands, have' upon their heads. 



Deaf-ear. A name improperly applied to the true ear of the fowl. A shallow hole, or 

 depression, with a hair-like covering. 



Dubbing. Trimming off the combs and wattles of game fowls, for fighting, or for ex- 

 hibition. 



Dunghills. Common F< >wls ; those of mixed breeds, not crossed with definite purpose, 

 or those of a breed degenerated. 



Fluff. Soft downy feathers in masses upon certain parts of fowls as upon the rumps 

 and thighs of Cochins. 



Gills. The flap that hangs below the beak. 



Hackle. Long shining feathers on the neck of the cock or hen. 



Molting. Periodical shedding and reiie-wal of feathers. 



Pea-comb. A triple comb a principal comb with a small one on each side. 



Poult. A young turkey, or other gallinaceous fowl, before it takes on the full plumage 

 of a mature bird. 



Primaries. The largest feathers on the wing. 



Rose-comb. A full, broad, flat comb, called also " double comb. " 



Secondaries. Quills growing on the second bone of the wing. 



Top-knot. See crest. 



Vulture Hocked. Having the feathers upon the thigh project backward below and 

 beyond the " hock " joints. 



Wattles. The fleshy excrescence that grows under the throat of a cock or turkey. 



Wing-Coverts. Feathers covering part of the fore-arm of the fowl. 



